Treatment Fee vs Conversion — The Data!

By Jamie Reynolds In a previous post, I shared data we are collecting at OrthoFi regarding same day starts.  In a series of upcoming blog posts, I hope to share more of the data we have collected fro...

You Can Make A Huge Difference!

By Jill Reynolds Today I had the pleasure of meeting a tender-hearted mother and a beautiful daughter who recently graduated valedictorian from her high school class. She told me she wants braces beca...

Train In Vain

By Marc Ackerman, DMD, MBA, FACD Many orthodontists speak reverently about being a member of the orthodontic profession. Platitudes like “it’s good for the profession”, “we owe it ...

Please Don’t Mess Up OUR Practices 

This is an open letter to all you associates out there from all of us who employ and pay you: I appreciate you, as I’m sure your employer does. You work hard but you are paid very well. It̵...

Do You Want the 99% or the 1%?

The answer is obvious. Or it should be. We orthodontists think it is obvious, but our actions often say otherwise. “What the heck are you talking about Burris?” I can hear you saying. I’m glad y...

In Town Transfer Patients

We spoke in detail about transfer patients from out of town on Sunday and based on the response I wanted to discuss transfer cases from other orthodontists in the same town. In town transfers are prob...

We Are Failing Our Patients & Fooling Ourselves

Whenever a group of orthodontists get together, the topic of transfer patients is bound to come up. It’s amazing that we always seem to receive patients who are in “terrible shape” ...